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Collocations for anarchy - noun

ADJECTIVE

complete, total
near, virtual
The high number of strikes resulted in near anarchy.
moral
international

VERB + anarchy

bring, cause, create, lead to, result in
The defeat of the government would lead to anarchy.
collapse into, descend into, slide into
If prices rise, the country could slide into anarchy.
prevent, save sth from
The parties joined forces to save the country from anarchy.

anarchy + VERB

reign
Anarchy reigned in the countryside as bandits attacked government convoys.

PHRASES

the brink of anarchy, the edge of anarchy
The strikes brought the city to the brink of anarchy.

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